Door-hanger.



No. 70l,597. Patented June 3. I902.

' P. G. MINIER.

000R HANGER.'

(Application filed May 24. 1901.)

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W/JUIMI U ITED" STATES...

PETER G. MINIER, OF HUNTINGTON,

PATENT OFFICE.

wEsT VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- DOOR-FHANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,597, dated June 3, 1902.

Application filed Ma m, 1901.

To all whom/1Z2? may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. MINIER, acitizen of the United States, residing-at Huntington, in the county of Qabell and'State of West Virginia, have invented a "new and useful Door-Hanger, of which the following is a speci'- fication. r

The present invention relates to hangers for doors, and especially'car-doors; and one object thereof is to provide an article of this character which willpermita sliding door being moved into the doorway, so that it will be substantially flush with the outer face of the car or the frame of the doorway, thus assuring a much better closure;

A further object is to make the hanger of a few simple parts or elements that will not readily become deranged'or broken and to so construct and assemble these elements that the door may be readily and easily operated without the necessity oflifting the same bodily, thus dispensing with the cumbersome and expensive holding devices that have heretofore been necessary,

To the accomplishment of these and other objects the embodiment described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings is "considered prefer-- able, though the invention is not to be limited to the specific construction shown and described, but is open tosuch changes as mayv be within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective 4 view of a portion of a freight-car, showing the door and the impro'vedsupporting means therefor. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the improved hanger. Fig. 3 is 'a side elevation, of the same when the door is closed. Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3, but showing the door moved outwardly from the doorway. Figs. 5'a'nd v6- are detail perspective views of the respective hangersections detached. p r

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlugs.

In order to clearly illustrate the application'and operation of the present invention, a portion of an ordinary freight-car is illustrated, of which the side wall is designated by the reference-numeral 10, the doorway by 1l,"and the door by 12. This door is supported by means of hangers'1'3 and14 upon a horizontal track 15, located-above the doorway and extendinglongitudinally of the car. The track 15 comprises the usual plate spaced from the face of the car byblocks 16, through which pass the fastening bolts 17, that hold the said track rigidlyin place. The end of the track which is located at the front end of the door is bent intoward the car, as shown at 18, and the hanger 13, supporting the front end of the door, may be Ojfany well-known construction and in itself-forms no part of the present invention. posite end of 131160.001, permits said end to be moved inwardly, and the construction of said hanger forms the subj ect-matter of this inven- 'ti'on."-- This hanger comprises two sections 19 and 20, one of which is secured to the door, the

other beingsli'dably mounted upon the track.

The slidably-mounted section 19 is in the form of a stirrup having a vertical shank 21, that extends transverselyacross the track 15 and is provided at its upper end with a U- shaped head or'bracket 22,1in whichis rotatably secured a runner-wheel23by means of an axle 24-. T he'free terminal of this bracket extends below the upperedge of the'track .15, and thus forms a'ret'aining-shoulder 25. The lower end of the shank is provided with an enlarged foot 26, carryingan upstanding retaining lug' 27, that projects above the lower edge oflthe track, and thus prevents any abnormal lateral movement and displacement of the section". "The foot is'alsop'rovided with a transverselydisposed horizontal'slot28,which is thus located below and'at substantially right angles to the track. The other hangersection 20 is in the form ofa bracket having a flat plate 29, secured to the upper end of the door by, means of"bolt s i3Q or;other suit- The hanger 14-, located at the op- 6 5 l at one end and an opening at the other, through which a cotter-pin or key 35 is passed.

The lower portion of the door is provided with a suitable handle 36, and a stop 37, located upon the front portion of the frame, holds the lower front portion of the door in position. Pivoted upon the rear side of the doorway is a locking-hasp 38, having an opening at its free end which receives the usual locking-staple 39. A hook 4:0 is located contiguous to the rear edge of the door and below the horizontal plane of the staple.

The operation of the door will be readily apparent. Assuming it is in open position, in order to close it it is moved over the doorway, whereupon the hanger 13 will carry the front end of the doorinto closed position. The rear end will thus be within the plane of the rear edge of the doorway, but will be in a position shown in Fig. 4. This rear end is then forced inwardly, which can be readily accomplished, as the slots of the sections permit the necessary movement and the bolt is freely rotatable therein. The hasp 38 is then engaged over the staple 39 and locked in any desired manner. To open the door, the operation above described is reversed, and should the rear end stick from any cause it is only necessary to remove the hasp from the staple and place it in the book 40, located below the same, whereupon by pulling outwardly upon the free end of said hasp it will act as a lever and move the door laterally.

By this construction it will therefore be seen that a very simple and efficient hanger is provided which permits the necessary lateral movement of the door, and because of the horizontal arrangement of the slots the roller 33 will always carry the entire weight,and thus obviates the necessity of bodily raising and lowering the door in order to move it from the doorway. Furthermore, by providing slots in each section, with the roller passing through the same and movable therein, said slots may each be made comparatively short, while at the same time permitting the comparatively great adjustment of the door. A stronger structure is thus produced than if a single slot were made in one section, and because of the roller being entirely free and movable in both slots the door can be more easily operated, there being no friction between the sections of the hanger.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction,operation,and manyadvantages of tho herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without f urther description,and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A door-hanger comprising sections, one of which is adapted to be secured to a door, the other being arranged to movably engage a supporting-track, each of said sections being furthermore provided with a slot, and a device connecting the sections and movably engaging in the slots thereof.

2. A door-hanger comprising sections one of which is adapted to be secured to a door, the other being arranged to movably engage a supporting-track, each of said sections being provided with transversely-disposed slots,portions of said slots being located in alinement, and a roller rotatably mounted in the alined portions of said slots and being movable therein.

3. A door-hanger comprising sections, one of which is adapted to be secured to a door, the other being arranged to movably engage a supporting-track, each of said sections being provided with a horizontal transversely-disposed slot arranged in overlapping relation, and a roller engaging in said slots and movable therein.

4. The combination with a door, of a track located above the door, and a hanger connecting the door and track, said hanger comprising two sections, one of which is composed of an upright stirrup having shoulders that engage over the edges of the track, a runnerwheel carried by the stirrup and bearing upon the track, said stirrup being furthermore provided with a depending foot having a horizontal slot disposed transversely of the track, the other section being secured to the door and having spaced jaws which embrace the foot of the first-mentioned section, said jaws being provided with slots disposed transversely to the door, and-a roller connecting the sections and passing through the several slots thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. I

PETER G. MINIER.

Witnesses: OKEY K. IIAYSLIP, J. K. QUEY. 

